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Barry Windsor-Smith "Britannia" illustration. (1976) Accomplished in pencil, ink, white-out, and paste-up elements on 13 x 20 in. artist board. A beloved and well-known image that BWS created for general use during his Gorblimey Press days. Published several times, as the frontispiece to the Gorblimey Press Catalog, and also as a fine embossed art print, two copies of which are included with this lot. The elegant piece depicts the legendary Britannia, the personification of the British Empire. With elegant line work throughout. The lion's head and some text elements were created on a separate sheet and affixed to acetate overlay strips. The signature at lower left is a stat. A liberal use of white-out throughout. Exhibiting various marks, smudges, and handwritten notation in the borders. In very good condition. Accompanied by a Windsor-Smith studio LOA. This lot subject to standard Barry Windsor-Smith TAR agreement.Auction Info
Profiles in History: Comic and Illustration Art - Summer 2016 #997036 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
July, 2016
30th
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